Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1887-08-13

THE PACIFIC RAILROADS.
Talk OF an Indictment Under the
District Laws.
WHAT - SAID At TIE DErAErrsxr or JUSTICE.
A STAR reporter called at the Department to-day
to make inquiry In regard to Washington special
TO the New York World to the effect that steps
naa peen taken Ia that Department to indict
under the laws OF this District Mp. C. p. Hunt
ington. on the basis Of HIS testimony Rtyen In
New York city to the Pacific Railroad commits
sion. The special stated that such steps were
taken last May, but that ex-Qov Pattason chair
man OF the Pacific Commission, wrote to the
Attorney General ''asking that no action should
be taken BY the Government looking to the in
dictment Of any Of the officials Of the Central and
mission had completed their labors and submitted
their report" that "Gov. PattisOn Thought that
tne lnd,cIment OF Huntington or any Of Els asso-
cate matters ana prevent the Commission from
obtaining valuable testimony It is further stated
IN me special That upon the receipt OF Gov Patti
tons. ''f~~'A 't0A~
WHAT ACTING ATToRNEY-aEERRAL JRxKs SAYS.
TIE STAR reporter saw Acting Attorney General
jerks, who after reading the Worlds special, said
that ne had no knowledge OF any such plan or pro-
ment ne added: 81 cannot saw that the state-
meht is not true, as have only been In charge
a sa,,t me 9, Attornsy,Generals departure But
Officially or unonicially." Gen. jerks, though not
prepared 70 oeny the truth OF the special, inti.
mated quite clearly that he did not credit 1t. In
the nfst place, ne seemed TO think that II the in
curry developed basis for criminal proceedings
tne latter would be deferred until the Commission
Sfre tSa9 ts that any step
sion was authorized to report to Congress, he did
not believe that Gov Fattison would write any
Justice. With regard to the question 81 law, the
power to indict under it, Gen, jerks said he could
not say anything, as 1t would not be proper for
struction OF the law.
PROMOTIONS IN THE fREAsuRERs OFFICE, Treas
ury Department. are as fellows: W. F. Norris, from
N,6o0 TO $1.soO; N. A. Donneliy, from 81, 400 to
81 800; W. g. Bour from s., 200 to d, 400, Thos
Stones from 81, 600 to q 200.
ALBERT W. sTAHL has besn appointed an assist
ant naval constructor from August IL
Col A. DE- WIvzLEBEN, OF Detroit, formerly Of
W ishington, is visiting Mr.. saml Hodgkins on Q
street.
NAVAL ORDRRs-Chief Engineers A. a. Able and
Cipriano Audrade, ordered to special duty, Cramp
q sons yard, In connection with the new cruisers
Ensign VIM, g. Miller. to duty at the Norfolk
navy yard. Commander VIM. Whitehead
has returned home, having been detached from
the Ins Iaiap Pc and placed on waiting orders
Ensign b. w. Eberle, ordered to special duty in the
Navy department: Ensign Benz Wright, to the
Ranger. Ensign Harry kimlnell, detached from
duty as inspector OF steel and ordered to the Mchi
gun.
UNITED STATES VESSELS HEARD FRoM.-The Navy
Department is informed that the U. s. S. Vandalia
would Leave CallaU for Honolulu July 81. The
Mohican arrived at Caao july 8. The lroQuOis
arrived at Callao July IA from Panama.
SLIGHTLY WARNER WEATHER Te-NoRRow.-There
was fall OF degrees in the temperature this
morning from yesterday morning. The mercury
at O'Clock to-day stood only 81 degrees. Slightly
warmer weather Is predicted for tomorrow.
THE CONTRACTS Nor YET AwARpRp.-Every day
since the opening OF the bids for the new naval
vessels It has been expected that the contracts
would be announced The Secretary has been
ousiiy engaged In considering the matter,
particularly as to whether one OF the cruisers
should be built on the Pacific coast, as provided
by law in case 1t IS Thought desirable 1t is now
believed however, that the contracts viii be an
nDunced In Tomorrow mornings papers.
SENATORS DAWES AND MORGAN Of the Indian AFFAIRS
Committee left to-day on q tour through the
western Indian reservations.
REsIGHED.-Mr. Amos Hadley who has been for
ten years past the chief OF The stationary division
Interior Department. and for the past six months
&C Ing CHIEF clerk OF the Department has been
pany OF New York. He has rendered his resigna.
ton to Secretary Lamar, The latter said to-day
that he had not YET selected Mr.. Hadley's success
SOr.
C. E. Kennedy has nled lien against Jno. E.
Beall for materials furnished for the Washington
Inn on the Tenleytown road near President Cieye-
lands country home.
Andrew zur,ga, who was yesterday fined IS for
for crying out his wares. fruits on nth street. near
. northwest, after 10 O'Clock, on Saturday night,
He paid s second time.
Douglass at the metropolitan A. n. E. church on
the 22d OF September. This date was selected be-
cause on that day in 1852 President Lincoln an
OF the emancipation OF the slaves.
Bay Ridge this week have been unusually strong
ones. Walter Emerson, who is often called the
king OF the cornet players, and Mme MedOra
large audiences EmerSOn'S playing Is wonderful
His matches execution, his fullness and his re-
markable interval playing elicit upboupded APP
sen SCI during her engagement at Bay Ridge. All
those who have heard her voice will carry IL as
memory with them for years. On Wednesday,
August IL, there will be q tub-race at Bay Ridge.
There are six entries. two each from washington
Baltimore and Annapolis. The first prize win be
S15 IN gold, the second a handsome silver cup.
MEETING OF OFFICERS OF THE NATIONAL GUARD
The commanding officers OF the first, NTH, sixth,
nnandeIs OF the second, third, and fourth battal-
ions, District National Guard, have been called to
meet Gen. Ordway in the armory OF the Washing
ton Light Infantry Corps tonight.
The Courts.
POLICE CoURT-J,ldge Harper pro tenn.
To-day, T. Ryan, assault, $40; j. Curtin. assault.
3; Hiram Davis assault, so or 60 days; w. But
ler assault, three s, $50 or ninety days: John
Cody, assault, personal bonds; Gertrude Williams,
assault thirty days. VIM. O'Brien, assault, con-
tinued 10 Tuesday; Roht j. Folke incorrigibinty,
sent to reform school; John Jones, assault, S;
Arthur Calvert larceny, S. Or fifteen days
Yesterday, Geo: Cam hor, alias Geo. Taylor, for
held for grand jury; $500 bail
Richard Moten, larceny: S. or fifteen days; SEN
tence suspended :. Edward Ward, larceny; four
months. Thos Mullen and Edward Rocket lar
ceny; sixty days each.
Prince Ferdinand,s ManifestO.
THE GARRrSoNs FIRE sALuTEs IN HIS HoNoR-HE
NAY, HOWEVER, MARCH HoMR AGAIN.
Prince Ferdinand has issued d MANIFESTO In
which he says: Having been elected sovereign of
the Bulgarian people considerit my sacred duty to
set foot at the earliest possible moment on my new
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